Genesis 34 (EKA)

1Efung abehng Dayina, mmon no nkal no Lia jele no ka Jekob kehm lohngo tahm elbong goji anebkal ba lene ejahbe jio.Now Dinah, the daughter Leah had borne to Jacob, went out to visit the daughters of the land.

2Hamor ji nnea Hiv, ye ji jolo ntubesi ejahbe, á bele mmon no bo jo lung-e re Sekem, eji Sekem nyehne Dayina, á kehm-e rodo tahm a ne, song bobo sahb nne.When Shechem son of Hamor the Hivite, the prince of the region, saw her, he took her and lay with her by force.

3Eltim ene kpee lohngo toono Dayina mmona Jekob. Mmonse nnenkal noa kor-e sehng, á jo bungu a ne yebe yebe.And his soul was drawn to Dinah, the daughter of Jacob. He loved the young girl and spoke to her tenderly.

4Sekem tongo Hamor nde re, <<Ko mmonse nnenkal noa ka-m, á jol nkal ewame.So Shechem told his father Hamor, “Get me this girl as a wife.”

5Eji Jekob wuku re Dayina mmon ewe no nkal bo me-e rannge, abon ebe ba nlum jolo go emahng jo kpur atohkondi, owo á belle eje tete bo kehnge.Jacob heard that Shechem had defiled his daughter Dinah, but since his sons were with his livestock in the field, he remained silent about it until they returned.

6Hamor nde no Sekem kehm tahme song bung a Jekob.Meanwhile, Shechem’s father Hamor came to speak with Jacob.

7Ngare nyia abone Jekob ebtob kehnge na kehnge, soro ba wuk ji ma lim, atahng rake bo sehng, sahb rˈrak bo tibre Sekem eblim ejum esono go Isreel, eji á noongo a mmona Jekob ejum ji ki fuumu re nne lim.When Jacob’s sons heard what had happened, they returned from the field. They were filled with grief and fury, because Shechem had committed an outrage in Israel by lying with Jacob’s daughter—a thing that should not be done.

8Hamor tongo bo re, <<Sekem mmon ewame ebyehke eltim ene kunu mmon ewa no nkal, titi yak-n ye, á jol nkal ewe.But Hamor said to them, “My son Shechem longs for your daughter. Please give her to him as his wife.

9Semm-n elbal anahre, Kaan wahr abon ebahne ba nkal, wahr bahke tob ka-n abon ebahre.Intermarry with us; give us your daughters and take our daughters for yourselves.

10Ḿ bahke ba lene tob-r, ndi nyia nong gbalee ka-n. Ba jolen, wahn jo jen are, fere bel ndi gbalee.You may settle among us, and the land will be open to you. Live here, move about freely, and acquire your own property.”

11Owo Sekem kehm tongo ndea Dayina a abonanyehn re, <<Nong me n fil-n ndon go egahne esamahr. M bahk-n kake ejum ajehng ajehng ji ń lˈbahb.Then Shechem said to Dinah’s father and brothers, “Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask.

12Tong-m wahn ekun elaame, a ayare nya kpˈsahb gbˈgbal nya bahk-n koro, m bahke kpiki ejum ajehng ajehng ji ń lˈtong-m. Sehngem re, lub ka-m wahn mmonse nkal noa, á jol nkal ewame.Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!”

13Tib eji Dayina mmonannyehn ebo ma rannge, abone Jekob jo bungu alum enehm nyaa tong Sekem a Hamor nde abo.But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob’s sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully.

14Bo tongo bo re, <<Wahr nehm ma yake mmon ewahre no nkal ka nnenlum no kala yehke nrur, ejum ana jia bahke jolo esono sehng ka-r.“We cannot do such a thing,” they said. “To give our sister to an uncircumcised man would be a disgrace to us.

15E bahke ma taame tv-n ń lˈlim ejum ajehng jia ji ji, ḿ bahke jolo ana wahr, ń bahke yehke aneblum kpee nrur.We will consent to this on one condition, that you become circumcised like us—every one of your males.

16Owo wahr bahk-n kake abon ebahre ba nkal, fere tob ko ebahne, wahr bahke lene anahne, wahn a wahr bahke jolo ajehng.Then we will give you our daughters and take your daughters for ourselves. We will dwell among you and become one people.

17Ń tohko fere taame yehke nrur, wahr bahke koko mmonannee ejahre tahm ejahre.But if you will not agree to be circumcised, then we will take our sister and go.”

18Ntoobo abo kˈkor Hamor, a Sekem mmon ewe.Their offer seemed good to Hamor and his son Shechem.

19Njangkun nyia nyi ga bel ekpunu go nlaaga nde, á laangem ellimi ji bo tong-e no, tibre ntir enye á yehke kunu mmona Jekob noa no nkal.The young man, who was the most respected of all his father’s household, did not hesitate to fulfill this request, because he was delighted with Jacob’s daughter.

20Owo Hamor a Sekem mmon ewe, kehm tahme song rehng go eti mbu ji ejahbe ebo re, bo song tong ane ebo.So Hamor and his son Shechem went to the gate of their city and addressed the men of their city:

21Bo tongo bo re, <<Ane baa li go elkoono a nahre, nong bo lene egahra ndi, fere jo jen are a, tibre ndi nyia gbalee nyi bo bahke ma jol a nahre, e bahke ma ko abon ebo ba nkal go elbal, bo tob ko ba bahre.“These men are at peace with us. Let them live and trade in our land; indeed, it is large enough for them. Let us take their daughters in marriage and give our daughters to them.

22Wo aneblum bao re, <<Bo bahke lene anahre fere jol ajehng anahre, go ejum jia re, aneblum ebahre yehke nrur tob jol ana bo.But only on this condition will the men agree to dwell with us and be one people: if all our men are circumcised as they are.

23Anv atohkondi ebo, a nsol ebo go enyam ebo kpee nehm tob jol nsol enyahra? Nong wahr limen ana ji bo ma bung, bo bahke lene anahre a.Will not their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us consent to them, and they will dwell among us.”

24Aneblum kpee ba lohngo je go eti mbu ji ejahbe jio, bo taame tv ji Hamor, a Sekem mmon ewe bungu no, nnenlum awohng awohng go ejahbe jio yehke nrur.All the men who went out of the city gate listened to Hamor and his son Shechem, and every male of the city was circumcised.

25Eji ma kang nfung era, ngare nyio nrur nyi bo yehke no kpi bo nnyame nnyame, abon ba nlum abal ba Jekob, Simion abola Levi abonanyehn Dayina, bo kehm rodo akahngkahng ebo song kehme elnoko a ejahbe jio ji ki kunu ekpu, fere wul nnenlum awohng awohng o.Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.

26Bo tob wulu Hamor a Sekem mmon ewe go ekahngkahng, fere yehke Dayina go etahk Sekem tahm ebo.They killed Hamor and his son Shechem with their swords, took Dinah out of Shechem’s house, and went away.

27Abone Jekob kehm jeke ejahbe ji bo wulu ane bao, song da nsol, tibre o wo bo rannge mmonannyehn ebo no nkal.Jacob’s other sons came upon the slaughter and looted the city, because their sister had been defiled.

28Bo soro ba kpu ejoro, a ebul ebo, a efong, ebvankang, a ejum ebo ajehng ajehng ji bo bele no, go ejahbe jio, a nya li go emahng.They took their flocks and herds and donkeys, and everything else in the city or in the field.

29Bo kpu nsol afang ebo a anebkal ebo kpee a abon abon ana aju ebta, fere da ejum ajehng ajehng go ntahk.They carried off all their possessions and women and children, and they plundered everything in their houses.

30Jekob kehm tongo Simion a Levi re, <<Wahn ebseb nfem ba ka-m, wahn eblim, me njol ana ebi nrabe ka anebe Kenan a anebe Peris bo ji li ane ba lene a ndi nyia a bo. Wahr nehme rur, bo lˈfere fadde elbo ba nok aname, me a etahk ejame, bo bahk-r rannge kpee.>>Then Jacob said to Simeon and Levi, “You have brought trouble upon me by making me a stench to the Canaanites and Perizzites, the people of this land. We are few in number; if they unite against me and attack me, I and my household will be destroyed.”

31Bo kehm faange Jekob re, <<Anv, fˈfuumu re Sekem lim mmonannee ejahre ana nne asˈsaa?>>But they replied, “Should he have treated our sister like a prostitute?”

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